Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-01-21
HERE AND THERE.

The thermometers registered 5 de
grees here Tuesday.
/ A bran new G drawer sewing ma
i chine for sale at sacrifice Appl,
at this office.
The death of Newton b. Reddicl
an old citizen of White Plains, wa
/. reported the first of the week.
Anyone wanting TO buy an extern
sion-table can secure bargain b,
calling at this Office.
$1,000 to loan, to be secured by first
mortgage on real estate worth double
the amount. Apply TO Brcathitt 4
Sites.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
gave al oyster supper at the vacant
store room at No. South Main ST.
last night.
Look over your supply of job
printing and sec If you are not short
of something, it so, bring your order
around and get Il job that you will be
proud of.
One by one the quart licenses are
expiring. Only two or three yet re-
main in force aud IN little more
than 80 days the liquor traffic will be
at an end in Hopkinsvile.
Marshall Fox, colored, was brought
10 the city Tuesday and lodged in
Jail, charged with stealing pistol
and two pairs of boots from jackson.
Gossett n Major, merchants at Hern-
don. His trial comes, up tomorrow
morning before Esq. Rogers.
Forest Cheatam, COL, aged IL years,
was convicted of attempting to break
open G. U. Vests grocery and fined
$40, Monday. Being unable to pay
his fine he was put in the lookup to
serve the fine out at 81 per day.
In our advertising columns to-day
will be found offered for sale the
complete livery outfit of Mr.. Jno. G.
Dickinson at Trenton, Ky, consisting
of stable, horses, buggies, harness,
etc. A bargain can be secured, as
this is good locality.
County Judge Kelly has appointed |
Capt. John g. Dabney 10 he county
Attorney of Trigg county, to iii the
vacancy caused by the death of Paul |
a. Curling. Capt. Dabney was Mr.
Curling's Democratic opponent at the
election las, August.
w. n. McGill, tenant on Mr..
Chas. McKee's farm, near Casky.
inysieriously disappeared about ten
i"s . aFN aHu mas Hbb hluCc UtCu
heard Of His wife and children
went to Providence, KY, a few days
before his disappearance, to visit rel
liives.
Mr.. ]. G. Fritz brought TO the city
This week specimen of iron ore TIA
Ken from hill on his farm six miles
rom the city. 1t is said to be fine
quality and tho vein is supposed TO
about CO acres of ground
Mr.. Fritz has also dug some pretty
air coal out of the hill for his own
ice.
II. c. Oliver and George Binkley,
10Th white, were brought here yes
erday from Casky, Ky, and lodged
II jail. They are charged with hav-
ng stolen horse from colorcd man
FAMED Jim Collins, in the First dis
riot of this county, last October.
they were arrested by Constable
Moore, Of Rembrke, Ky. They con-
ented to come without the formality
# a rcquisition. -Tobacco Leaf.
Joseph Knight, merchant of the
outhen part pf the county, died
tuesday morning of blood-poisoning
lie was handling horse several
months ago and had one OF his
humbs torn of. The wound has
ever healed but continued to grow
worse until death resulted. lie was
clever and good citizen and was
railroad man. lie was a
rother of Geo. Knight, the Organette
merchant
Asa Caldwell, a little four-year-old
on Of Mr.. A. S. Caldwell, caught his
lothes on lire Wednesday while
laying in front Of a CRATE and had a
arrow escape from being burned to-
cath. Mrs. Caldwell happened to
C near by and smothered out the
ames, just as they began to Jap
round the little fellows head and
ace. Mrs. Caldwell's hands were
adly burned in putting out the
ames. The little boy sustained no
erious injuries.
Mr.. Robt. Cummings, who torso
,ng time handled baggage on the
ccommodation, has taken conduc- =
orship of a through freight on this
vision. His familiar face will DO {
Kissed. His place on the accommo-
alton train has been filled by Mr..
'obt. Steele, the popular assistant
xpress agent st this place. The va
ancy caused BY the resignation Of
ir. Steele is now filed by Mr. JAS
=. Garrily, who will hereafter take :
leasure in delivering express pack /
yes promptly, and collecting charges |
yithont anv preliminary exnlana-